01.11.2026 11:02
As protests continue in France, in the city of Bordeaux demonstrators tore apart a cardboard effigy representing President Emmanuel Macron's head and filled with fake money. The banknotes spilling out of the effigy created striking images. In demonstrations held against the cost of living and government policies, tension occurred between police and protesters in some cities.
One of the most striking images from the protests held in France on October 31 came from the city of Bordeaux.
Protesters prepared a piñata representing the head of President Emmanuel Macron, filled with fake money. During the protest, the effigy was struck and broken apart.
As the effigy was broken apart, the fake banknotes inside scattered around. Those moments were captured by cameras.
PROTESTS IN FRANCE IN THEIR THIRD WEEK
Protests across France, which began with reactions to the cost of living, income inequality, problems in the education system and public services, continued through the third weekend.
According to government estimates, around 320,000 people across the country took part in the demonstrations held on Saturday, October 31.
While most of the demonstrations, which included students, trade unions and participants from the Yellow Vests movement, passed peacefully, incidents broke out in some cities after the marches.
PROTESTERS CLASHED WITH POLICE IN PARIS
In the capital Paris, security forces faced off with some groups after the protests.
It was reported that some protesters threw stones and flammable substances at police, while security forces intervened with tear gas.
The moments when security officers narrowly avoided danger after a flammable object thrown at a point where police were stationed caught fire were also captured on camera.
BARRICADES SET UP IN BORDEAUX
Tension also occurred in Bordeaux after a march organized at the call of trade unions.
Local authorities announced that some groups threw various objects at police teams and set up barricades in the city's Victoire, Capucins and Saint-Michel areas.
While security forces intervened in the incidents, additional security measures were taken in the city center.
70,000 POLICE AND GENDARMES DEPLOYED
The French government announced that 70,000 police officers and gendarmes had been deployed across the country due to the protests on October 31.
The Ministry of the Interior reported that the right to demonstrate would be protected, but violent incidents would be intervened in. In some areas, assembly bans for nighttime hours and curfews for unaccompanied children were imposed.
The demonstrations that have continued in France in recent weeks have turned into protests where, in addition to economic demands, reactions to President Macron's administration have also been voiced.